Episode 132: Interview with Newbery-honor author Veera Hiranandani

[This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation. Intro/Outro music is by Moutaineer and licensed through Premuim Beat] Continuing the 10th anniversary year of Minorities in Pub, Jenn welcomes another Newbery honoree in Veera Hiranandani ! Veera her new middle-grade novel, a follow-up to the award-winning The Night Diary, Amil and the After. Veera also discusses how writing a book about a massive historical event like The Partition of India reflects the ongoing effects/repercussions for the communities (and world) involved, the ways in which we can parse out our own questions through fiction, and how healing can happen through writing and for the characters depicted. [You can sign up for the MiP monthly newsletter with job listings, guest news, and new eps here . Transcript of this episode is TK.] This month's episode & newsletter were sponsored by Writeability , a nonprofit writers guild, in defense of the imagination.

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Episode 132: Interview with Newbery-honor author Veera Hiranandani is an episode from Minorities in Publishing by Jenn Baker.

This episode is 42:02 long.

This episode was published on May 29, 2024.

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